Les Ecologistes

What Les Ecologistes does

Les Ecologistes is a French political movement and registered association founded in 2010 by Antonin DUARTE and headquartered at 78 Avenue des Champs Élysées, Suite 562, Paris. The organization positions itself as a reformist, center-oriented ecological movement distinct from left-wing parties such as Europe Ecologie Les Verts (EELV), advocating a market-compatible ecological transition, gradual reduction of nuclear energy, European sovereignty in food and energy, and citizen consultation. It is led by a small core team of 7 employees with Antonin DUARTE as President and Gilles Saulière as Secretary General.

The organization operates as a political party rather than a technology or commercial enterprise. Its primary activities are electoral mobilization, candidate endorsement, coalition-building with allied movements (Ecologie au Centre and Union des Centristes et des Ecologistes), and advocacy through press releases published on a WordPress website and social media. It is funded through political association mechanisms typical of French micro-parties (membership dues, donations), with no disclosed commercial revenue, no pricing model, and no products or services for sale. The organization's business model is therefore political representation: it competes for voter support and electoral mandates rather than for commercial contracts.

Les Ecologistes holds a registered INPI trademark (No. 10 3 709 859, renewed January 9, 2023 under No. 23 4 926 667) which it actively defends, having secured two INPI opposition victories against EELV in July 2024 and filed ten oppositions in total. It is preparing for the 2026 French municipal elections, with DUARTE heading the "Alternative pour Paris" coalition and Emmanuel LE LOSTEC invested as candidate for Toulon. The organization is independent, with no parent company, no venture funding, and no disclosed institutional ownership; control resides with its founder-president.

Name

Les Ecologistes

Legal name

Les Ecologistes

Website

https://les-ecologistes.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Les Ecologistes is a French center-oriented ecological political movement and association, founded in 2010 by Antonin DUARTE, that fields candidates and builds coalitions for French elections while defending a registered INPI trademark against rival ecology parties.

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Paris

HQ country

France

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Europe

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B2C

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Core offering

Les Ecologistes is a French political movement and association that advocates for a reformist ecological transition and fields or supports candidates in French presidential, legislative, municipal, and European elections. It operates a WordPress-based website that publishes press releases and policy statements, and it positions itself as a centrist ecological alternative between left-wing environmental parties (EELV) and the political right.

Product overview

Les Ecologistes is a French political movement/association focused on ecological transition and political reform. The organization operates primarily as a political party rather than a product or technology company. Their website (les-ecologistes.net) serves as a news and communications platform for press releases, political positions, and campaign information. The organization engages in electoral politics, supports candidates for various elections (presidential, legislative, municipal), and advocates for environmental policies aligned with the Paris Agreement targets.

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ecologie au CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolitical coalition partner led by Jean-Marc Governatori, co-president of Ecologie au Centre. One of three founding members of the Alternative pour Paris coalition for 2026 municipal elections.
• Union des Centristes et des Ecologistes (UCE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolitical coalition partner led by Christophe Madrolle. One of three founding members of Alternative pour Paris coalition. UCE President serves as Chef de file for Paris 2026.
• Emmanuel Macron (LaREM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolitical support provided for Macron's presidential campaigns (2017, 2022) and legislative candidates in exchange for ecological policy influence.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• La France Insoumise (LFI): Jean-Luc Mélenchon's left populist movement. Les Ecologistes frames itself as a governing coalition alternative to LFI (and RN) on the political extremes, making LFI a structural peer in the contest for non-mainstream French voters.
• Renaissance (La République En Marche): Emmanuel Macron's centrist political movement and the party Les Ecologistes has supported across the 2017 and 2022 presidential cycles. They share the centrist, pro-European positioning and represent the larger incumbent in the center-of-spectrum space Les Ecologistes targets.
• Parti Socialiste (PS): The traditional French center-left party currently leading Paris municipal governance (Anne Hidalgo). Les Ecologistes positions itself as an ecological alternative to PS administration in Paris, making PS a relevant incumbent peer despite different ideological emphasis.
• Mouvement Démocrate (MoDem): François Bayrou's centrist party, historically allied with Macron's centrist bloc. As a centrist, pro-European party with crossover into ecological policy, MoDem is a relevant comparator for Les Ecologistes' centrist-ecology positioning.
• Les Républicains: France's established center-right party. Les Ecologistes explicitly courts center-right and republican voters seeking an ecological alternative, putting both parties in the same target voter coalition, particularly for the 2026 municipal elections.
• Nouveau Front Populaire: The 2024 left-wing electoral coalition that included EELV and used 'Les Ecologistes' branding in legislative elections, prompting Les Ecologistes' Constitutional Council appeal. Represents the coalition-level competitor in the ecological-political space.

Emerging players

• Les Écologistes (Mouvement Écologiste Indépendant) - Les Ecolos: Yann Wehrling's small ecological party, subject to a Les Ecologistes cease-and-desist action for trademark infringement. A small, emerging player in the same ideological niche with overlapping naming and positioning.

Direct peers

• Europe Ecologie Les Verts (EELV): EELV is the dominant French green party and the primary ideological and brand-name competitor to Les Ecologistes. They occupy the same ecological-political space, share overlapping policy territory (Paris Agreement targets, ecological transition), and are in active trademark dispute, making them the closest direct comparable.
• Ecologie au Centre: A centrist ecological party led by Jean-Marc Governatori and one of the two named coalition partners of Les Ecologistes in the Alternative pour Paris coalition. They share ideological positioning, voter targets, and joint electoral activity.
• Union des Centristes et des Ecologistes (UCE): Centrist-ecologist party led by Christophe Madrolle and the second coalition partner in Alternative pour Paris. UCE's president is designated 'chef de file' for Paris 2026, indicating a tightly interwoven operational relationship with Les Ecologistes.

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Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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